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Al Media LLC401(k)

AL MEDIA LLC 401(K) PLAN · CHICAGO, IL · plan year 2024

Reported admin expense ratio · 2024
0.86%

Peer grade: C+ · admin costs + employer contributions vs same-size plans · how grading works

Al Media LLC reported $38,071 in plan administrative expenses for 2024: 0.86% of average plan assets, higher than ~75% of peers. Employer contributions averaged $2,268 per active participant. This ratio covers administrative expenses reported on the plan's Schedule H only; fund-level expense ratios are not included in public structured data — see methodology.

The plan sits in the $1M–$10M size bracket, benchmarked here against 18,840 comparable plans and shown alongside other professional & technical services employers. By assets it is among the smaller plans on file in Illinois (2,978th of 3,702), and 9,877th of 11,654 in professional & technical services. In 2024, employees put in $1.75 for every $1.00 the employer contributed.

Plan summary
Net assets, end of year$4,795,625
Participants with balances98
Active participants41
Employer contributions$93,002
Employee contributions$162,927
Employer contribution per active participant$2,268
Average account balance$48,935
Benefits paid to participants$105,060
Plan auditUnmodified (clean) audit opinion
Administrative expenses, itemized · 2024
Recordkeeping & contract admin$19,354
Investment management$18,717
Total administrative$38,071
The Al Media LLC 401(k) match · 2024
Employer contribution per active participant$2,268
Median for plans this size$1,313

Al Media LLC's 2024 employer contribution ran above the $1,313 median for plans its size. Filings report dollars actually contributed, not the match formula; the formula itself (for example, 50% of the first 6% of pay) lives in the plan's summary plan description from HR.

What these fees cost you

Annual cost at the plan's reported 2024 administrative ratio, against the median plan its size; fund expense ratios are extra. Compare any plan.

Service providers · 20242
MESIROW FINANCIAL INC · Investment advisory (plan)$18,717
CAPITLA GROUP RETIREMENT PLAN SVCS$15,196

Compensation shown is direct payments from plan assets reported on Schedule C. Providers paid through fund revenue-sharing appear as indirect.

Administrative cost history1
2024$38,071 · 0.86%
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 series, EIN 364230473 · Verify on EFAST2 · Amounts are as reported by the plan sponsor for the plan year shown.